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Extradition proceedings in the UK post-Brexit: the new normal
On Christmas Eve 2020, the UK and EU announced and published the text of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, following the UK’s exit from the European Union. James Lloyd looks at the deal’s provisions for extradition arrangements between the remaining 27 EU member states and the UK, and some more...
Latest Court of Appeal guidance on Unexplained Wealth Orders
The team at Scarmans consisting of Queen’s Counsel, Barristers and Solicitors regularly represents individuals targeted by the NCA in civil, criminal and tax litigation and so are well-placed to protect their client’s interests. In this analysis, Barry Smith, Associate, explains the latest judgment more...
Cash Forfeiture and the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002
Cash forfeiture is the process whereby money that has been seized by authorised individuals, such as the police or financial investigators, can be forfeited to the state following a hearing in the Magistrates’ Court under Part 5 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Other agencies which utilise these more...
15 Nov 2018 12:18
Corruption in International ArbitrationIntroduction For many years there has been a push towards reducing corruption across the globe. Some countries introduced anti-corruption legislation some time ago, such as the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 and China’s Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China 1980 (Reformed in 1997). more...
Private Prosecutions
PRIVATE PROSECUTIONS Private prosecutions are undertaken from the very outset when a magistrate’s court information is drafted right through to trial & appeal. Examples of private prosecutions I have been involved in include; • Acting on behalf of a husband when the wife had made false allegations more...
12 Mar 2018 11:04
'Putin's WARNING' Russian spy poisoning was chilling THREAT to other agents, Ben Keith for the Daily ExpressRUSSIAN ex-spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a nerve gas in Salisbury as a warning to other double agents, a top lawyer has claimed. Ben Keith, a barrister specialising in Russian political cases, believes the attack was meant to send a message to any spies thinking of "betraying" Moscow. He said more...
7 Mar 2018 12:53
5SAH Extradition and International update: Spring 2018Welcome to our Spring edition of our 5SAH Extradition and International Team newsletter. We are pleased to present a variety of articles from our team of specialist extradition barristers. The team of extradition barristers at 5SAH are experts in both defending and prosecuting extradition cases. more...
Bringing Assange to Justice
The latest step in the Julian Assange extradition saga saw the court refuse his application for the UK arrest warrant to be withdrawn last week. It seems now that Mr Assange has little option left but to face prison for breach of bail, or stay cooped up in the Ecuadorean embassy forever. Assange more...
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